DISTRAUGHT victims of Clifford’s abuse told yesterday how their lives had been destroyed at his hands.

Now middle-aged, the women said the perverted PR man stole their confidence, prospects and personal relationships.

They described in detailed impact statements read to the judge yesterday before sentencing how they lost jobs, careers and relationships after being molested.

One, who was groomed and assaulted as a 15-year-old after meeting Clifford on holiday in Spain, said he took her virginity.

Rosina Cottage QC, prosecuting, said: “She says that her first sexual experience was the abuse purported by the defendant. She missed out on what should have been her first experience in a loving relationship with someone her own age.”

Her relationship with her parents suffered because Clifford conned them into letting him see her and she tried to conceal his behaviour from them.

She also blamed her poor O Level results on the distress caused to her after she had met Clifford in the summer of 1977.

She did have amazing employment opportunities but she couldn’t work in the industry because she was ­terrified about what she would be exposed to

Rosina Cottage QC, prosecuting

Ms Cottage said the woman, now 52, had “feelings of intimidation and fear” when she saw Clifford on TV after his arrest, calling his accusers “liars”.

An extra in the James Bond film Octopussy said an assault had led to the break-up of a long-term relationship while an aspiring model said she had to take three days off work to recover.

Ms Cottage added: “She did have amazing employment opportunities but she couldn’t work in the industry because she was ­terrified about what she would be exposed to.

"She would dwell on it without meaning to and felt ashamed about getting upset because other people had to go through so much more.”

Another victim, a dancer, said the abuse suffered at Clifford’s hands “was a skeleton in the closet she was unable to talk to men about”.

He pinned another woman to his office sofa and tried to kiss her, and also attacked an 18-year-old victim in a lavatory.